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on March 07, 2008

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Exploring East Kalimantan

When hear Kalimantan or Borneo, this mind imagines a world of adventurous island where we may explore the jungle, river, sea and enjoy the tranquility of its islands. The various collections of its flora and fauna which is the richness of the island give us the opportunity of never ending exploration. One part of Kalimantan that will be a good start or end of the journey is the Islands of Berau at West Kalimantan. The islands consist of several islands like Nabucco, Sangalakki, Kakaban and Maratua who offer the beauty of the view and intimacy to its nature. The islands give their own characteristics and collection that cannot be found on other islands, so, it will enrich the experience. Nabucco Island offers the unique collection of coconut crabs that won’t be found at other island. The beauty of the underwater scenes will fulfill the eagerness of every diver who wants to find a distinct vista. The groups of eagle rays that consist of thousands of eagle ray fishes that swim freely are ...

Places to visit in Sukabumi, West Java

Sukabumi is a town in West Java, which lay on the higher elevation land. The place is rich of cultural diversity, event and places that are worth to visit. Following are a few interesting places to visit. Goa Buni Ayu A cave formed about 600 years ago. Here, we can see beautiful stalactite and stalagmite and small river inside. Sometimes, we have to bow when follow narrow the path inside the cave. The management provides cave guide and equipment such as helmet and flashlight. Cangkuang It is a forest of mahogany trees in the area of Salak Mountain. Here, we enjoy the fresh air of a forest hill, beautiful view of mountain and the beauty of Dua Undak waterfall. The place provides many hotel and restaurant where the visitor may lunch or sleep. The ticket to the location is IDR 4000 (less than US$ 1). Situ Gunung From its name Situ = Lake and Gunung = Mountain, we’ll know it is a lake on a mountain. Getting here is not so difficult, just take small bus for only IDR 5000 from Sukabumi city....

Cibodas Moss Garden, the One and Only

The most unique garden in Indonesia and even in this world, that worth to be visited is moss garden. The location of this garden is in Cibodas Botanical Garden on the slope of Gede Pangrango Mountain at Cimacan village, Pacet, Cianjur, West Java. The elevation of the garden is 1275 meters above sea level and the temperature is 17 – 27 Celsius. Moss for many people is considered as a useless plant and has to be removed. Actually, this kind of plant is not useless, it can be useful as well. Some people in Indonesia, traditionally uses it to be medicine for diarrhea, hepatitis, skin and eye problem. The other useful role of moss or bryophyte is keeping the soil’s humidity, produce oxygen and absorb air pollutants. Being part of the Cibodas Botanical Garden, this moss garden is the only outdoor bryophyte garden in the world and it has the most collection of moss species. The moss garden is built for the purpose of education, conservation and tourism. For now on it has more than 216 species...

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